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infrastapedial

infrastapedial adjective: of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes.

Adjective

infrastapedial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes.
    • infrastapedial process

Origin of infrastapedial

From infra- + stapedial.

Questions about infrastapedial

What does infrastapedial mean?
Infrastapedial means of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes.
What part of speech is infrastapedial?
Infrastapedial is an adjective.

Words near infrastapedial in the dictionary

  1. infraspinati
  2. infraspinatous
  3. infraspinatus
  4. infraspinous
  5. infrasplenic
  6. infrastapedial
  7. infrasternal
  8. infrastructural
  9. infrastructuralist
  10. infrastructuralists
  11. infrastructurally

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